da imperador bet： Zimbabwe A will chase 178 to beat Kenya Select on the final day of the tour match at Harare Sports Club
da betobet： Cricinfo staff18-May-2007Kenya Select 147 and 264 ( C Obuya 103, Mishra 54, Cremer 4-65) lead Zimbabwe A 234 by 177 runs
ScorecardA century from skipper Collins Obuya and a half century from Tanmay Mishraensured Kenya Select put up a fight on the third day of their first classmatch against Zimbabwe A at Harare Sports Club.Obuya rode his luck in making 103 off 147 balls, sharing a 158-run fifth-wicket stand Mishra as the Kenyans made 264 in their second innings. That left Zimbabwe A chasing 178 on the last day.Obuya came to the crease with Kenya Select wobbling at 74 for 4 after medium-pacer Blessing Mahwire and legspinner Graeme Cremer had run through the top order. He set about rebuilding the innings with a fruitful partnership withMishra that ensured the last day would be no formality.Obuya presented the home side with a perfect opportunity to remove himwhen he was on 71, playing a powerful drive off Keith Dabengwa only for Tymicen Maruma to fail to hold onto the catch at mid-on. There were no more hitches as Obuya went on to reach his century soon after tea, but soon after he fell to Prince Masvaure. That dismissal sparked a middle order collapse as three wickets fell without adding a run. Hiren Varaiya departed for afirst-ball duck when he was given out leg-before to Masvaure next ball. Mishra then went the same way to Cremer.Trevor Garwe got two wickets with consecutive balls and legspinner Maruma, who picked up four wickets in the first innings, got hisonly wicket in the second when he had Saghar Karia leg-before.A target of 178 might prove competitive considering that Zimbabwe had tolean heavily on Dabengwa in their first innings. The pitch should turn as welland Varaiya might be the key for the visitors as they seek their firstvictory during their month-long tour of Zimbabwe.
